28 Best colleges for Creative Writing in Texas

Updated: March 15, 2026

Ranking by academic field

Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Creative Writing. A graph of 116K citations received by 7.54K academic papers made by 28 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.

We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.

Please note that our approach to subject rankings is based on scientific outputs and heavily biased on art-related topics towards institutions with computer science research profiles.

1. University of Texas at Austin

Austin

For Creative Writing

#3 in the United States

#5 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 27%
Average SAT: 1380
Average ACT: 30
Receiving Aid: 65%

2. Texas A&M University - College Station

College Station

For Creative Writing

#60 in the United States

#71 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 57%
Average SAT: 1275
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

3. University of Houston

Houston

For Creative Writing

#69 in the United States

#81 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 74%
Average SAT: 1250
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 83%

4. Texas Tech University

Lubbock

For Creative Writing

#81 in the United States

#97 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 73%
Average SAT: 1185
Average ACT: 26
Receiving Aid: 90%

5. University of North Texas

Denton

For Creative Writing

#84 in the United States

#100 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 72%
Average SAT: 1105
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 90%

6. Rice University

Houston

For Creative Writing

#130 in the United States

#153 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 8%
Average SAT: 1540
Average ACT: 35
Net Price: $23,589

7. Baylor University

Waco

For Creative Writing

#141 in the United States

#168 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 51%
Average SAT: 1300
Average ACT: 30
Net Price: $47,001

8. Southern Methodist University

Dallas

For Creative Writing

#160 in the United States

#188 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 63%
Average SAT: 1415
Average ACT: 32
Net Price: $48,179

9. University of Texas at San Antonio

San Antonio

For Creative Writing

#166 in the United States

#194 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 87%
Average SAT: 1110
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 86%

10. Texas Christian University

Fort Worth

For Creative Writing

#181 in the United States

#210 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 44%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 29
Net Price: $41,848

11. Texas State University

San Marcos

For Creative Writing

#193 in the United States

#223 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1090
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 87%

12. Trinity University

San Antonio

For Creative Writing

#199 in the United States

#230 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 26%
Average SAT: 1420
Average ACT: 33
Net Price: $32,224

13. University of Texas at El Paso

El Paso

For Creative Writing

#221 in the United States

#255 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 100%
Average SAT: 970
Average ACT: 20
Receiving Aid: 88%

14. Baylor College of Medicine

Houston

For Creative Writing

#234 in the United States

#268 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 9%
Enrollment: 1,774
Male:Female: 40:60
Founded: 1900

15. University of Texas Medical Branch

Galveston

For Creative Writing

#236 in the United States

#270 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 20%
Enrollment: 3,241
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1891

16. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston

For Creative Writing

#239 in the United States

#273 in North America

Enrollment: 4,938
Male:Female: 30:70
Founded: 1972

17. University of Texas at Dallas

Richardson

For Creative Writing

#240 in the United States

#274 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 65%
Average SAT: 1285
Average ACT: 28
Receiving Aid: 74%

18. University of Texas at Arlington

Arlington

For Creative Writing

#241 in the United States

#275 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 80%
Average SAT: 1125
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 92%

19. University of Dallas

Irving

For Creative Writing

#282 in the United States

#320 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 53%
Average SAT: 1245
Average ACT: 26
Net Price: $29,209

20. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi

Corpus Christi

For Creative Writing

#299 in the United States

#339 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 89%
Average SAT: 1082
Average ACT: 22
Receiving Aid: 83%

21. Sam Houston State University

Huntsville

For Creative Writing

#329 in the United States

#371 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 90%
Average SAT: 1025
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 85%

22. Texas Woman's University

Denton

For Creative Writing

#334 in the United States

#376 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 96%
Receiving Aid: 94%
Average Aid: $10,309
Enrollment: 15,361

23. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg

For Creative Writing

#375 in the United States

#422 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 985
Average ACT: 18
Receiving Aid: 95%

24. Texas A&M University - Commerce

Commerce

For Creative Writing

#402 in the United States

#449 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 92%
Average SAT: 1030
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 95%

25. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center

Dallas

For Creative Writing

#409 in the United States

#456 in North America

Enrollment: 2,549
Male:Female: 43:57
Founded: 1943

26. University of Houston - Clear Lake

Houston

For Creative Writing

#414 in the United States

#461 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 91%
Average SAT: 1060
Average ACT: 23
Receiving Aid: 80%

27. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Houston

For Creative Writing

#433 in the United States

#481 in North America

Enrollment: 359
Male:Female: 22:78
Founded: 1941

28. Stephen F Austin State University

Nacogdoches

For Creative Writing

#463 in the United States

#513 in North America

Acceptance Rate: 94%
Average SAT: 1070
Average ACT: 21
Receiving Aid: 91%

Closest to Texas states to learn Creative Writing

State	Universities Unis	Best university country rank Best uni rank
Oklahoma	3	76
Louisiana	5	99
Arkansas	5	136
Kansas	3	53
Mississippi	3	167
Colorado	9	54
Missouri	6	51
Arizona	3	18
Nebraska	3	73
Alabama	4	70
Iowa	5	42
Utah	3	45
Illinois	18	9
Tennessee	7	48
South Dakota	2	387
Kentucky	4	75
Georgia	11	20
Indiana	11	30
Minnesota	10	36
Wisconsin	9	15
Florida	13	32
South Carolina	6	104
North Dakota	2	262
Ohio	18	7
North Carolina	16	22
Michigan	12	5
California	45	2
Idaho	3	188
Virginia	14	21
District of Columbia	5	33
Maryland	12	23
Pennsylvania	26	8
Oregon	7	100
New Jersey	14	27
Washington	10	19
New York	50	1
Connecticut	10	4
Massachusetts	28	14
Rhode Island	4	95
New Hampshire	4	111
Maine	6	172

Closest to Texas states to learn Creative Writing

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